After Dumping the Female Lead, It's My Turn to Cry - Chapter 30.2

On Nan Zhudi’s first day after transferring, even the most cautious homeroom teacher of Class F nearly slipped up and mentioned it.

In summary, an Alpha who’d gotten carried away in the pleasure quarters lost his head and borrowed far more than he could repay at a casino. This poor gambler, who understood neither mathematical probability nor the dealers’ tricks, naturally lost everything. After being forced to sign a “voluntary gender transition” agreement, he was directly injected with transition serum to serve the casino’s other VIP guests.

Had it stopped there, it might not have caused such an uproar. But there’s a world of difference between being exploited and being exploited to death.

The incident struck a raw nerve for many not just Omegas, but also those who’d believed being an Alpha made them invulnerable to such violations.

“Who told you that Alpha wasn’t from an aristocratic family?” Bi Biba gave her a strange look, as if Ruan Yubai’s ignorance of the victim’s identity was unbelievable. “You really don’t know? That person was your—”

Her words were cut off by a classmate’s excited shout: “The voting has ended!”

Instantly, the other students flocked to the window like pigeons spotting corn kernels.

Since this was entirely decided by popular vote, Laurens’ “special elector position” was also determined through voting. Of course, while it was called democratic, the ordinary classes naturally had no real say, only Class A members were eligible to vote.

It was just a small window, yet it seemed to separate two different worlds.

After all, Class A was the gathering place for the top aristocratic families. Though everyone assumed the vote wouldn’t pass, they still crowded around the window to see the results before they were announced.

Just in case, right?

The vice monitor leaning by the window remarked thoughtfully, “This bill actually has a decent chance of passing.”

Those around them widened their eyes and clamored, “The vice monitor has spoken! It’s settled then!”

The vice monitor was something of an enigma in the class, one of the profoundly mysterious figures. Rumor had it they’d skipped the placement exam after calculating it fell on an extremely unlucky day, landing them in Class F and earning a reputation as “the seer who’s bound to get eliminated” both inside and outside the class.

Unexpectedly, the tally marks on the board showed a dead heat, so all eyes were fixed intently on the final ballot in the box.

This was the deciding vote.

Meanwhile, the vote counter set down the last ballot and looked with complex emotions at their solemn classmates below. They pressed their lips together, finally speaking with difficulty after a long pause.

“Rejected.”

Amidst the clamor, Nan Zhuge, clad in hospital attire yet “disabled in body but strong in spirit,” revealed a carefree smile. If anyone had stepped closer to look, they would have discovered that the name on the paper was indeed written by him.

An Alpha squeezed his way to the slightly weary-looking student council president and whispered in an almost inaudible ventriloquist’s voice, “Look at Nan Zhuge’s smug expression. If you had told me the name of that Beta, I guarantee today’s outcome would have been different.”

Of course, he had also heard rumors that this Beta was a girl surnamed Ruan from Class F. But he was always arrogant and condescending, firmly convinced that this little beauty with twin tails couldn’t possibly come from a trash class like F. He felt certain that others were deliberately hiding the truth.

Besides, if that girl from Class F really was the one with twin tails, how could no one in the class have pursued her?

It was all just a smokescreen.

In other words, only the president would know the truth.

Qing Ling, who had been expressionless, suddenly lifted the corners of her lips into a faint smile.

Her smile was like the clear spring water of early dawn, as if the ice frozen for a year had been painted with soft, vibrant hues. Sunlight fell on the water beneath the cracked ice, shimmering with a cold gleam, flowing gently along branches adorned with snow-white blossoms toward an unknown distance.

This Alpha, who had never been interested in the noble young lady, couldn’t help but show a look of astonishment. Before he could say anything, he saw her turn her face slightly, her beautiful eyes reflecting a pond of apricot blossoms, her lips parting as if she were saying something.

Dazzled by her beauty, he failed to make out what she said.

After the young lady left, he instinctively followed her gaze upward and frowned in confusion.

Wasn’t that Class F?

Why would the president look in that direction? What was there to say?

“Have you finished?”

Ruan Yubai, who had been dragged to the window by her friend to watch the commotion, felt as if she had encountered a formidable enemy, fluttering down to the ground like a fragile piece of paper.

Beside her, classmates were excitedly discussing, “The president was definitely looking at us just now, right? What did she say? Was she looking at me?”

“Stop dreaming. The president would rather look at a pig than at you.”

“What kind of celestial beauty is the president? Could OO relationships ever be considered? I’m crying so hard.”

Ruan Yubai, who had completely forgotten about her homework: Stop scolding me, I’m already dead.

The moment she thought of Qing Ling’s twisted and unspeakable methods of bullying, Ruan Yubai lost all interest in gossip. With a defeated, fish-like expression, she buried herself in her studies, not even bothering to pick up the conversation she had left unfinished with her friend earlier.

Time slipped by slowly amidst memorization, test-taking, classes, and reviewing mistakes. During this period, Ruan Yubai even dreamed of the female lead’s elegant, expressionless figure sitting at her desk.

It was torture.

When she woke up with a head of messy hair, Ruan Yubai instinctively sniffed the air and was horrified to realize that even her room seemed to carry the faint, lingering scent of freesia.

This had to be her imagination!

During this time, Ruan Yubai had been so busy that she felt like her “slacker brain” was going bald. She hadn’t met up with her childhood friend Lin Yi until the day she closed her book to head to the cafeteria for lunch. Startled by a familiar voice calling out to her, she realized with shock that it had been a long time since she last spoke to Lin Yi.

Bi Biba gave her a meaningful look, leaning in to whisper before walking away, “Old Bai, whatever you do, don’t stray from the path.”

What was that all about? Ruan Yuebai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Xiao Bai, what have you been up to lately? It’s been ages since we last talked.”

Lin Yi was still as gentle as ever, but for some reason, Ruan Yuebai felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

Maybe that was the consequence of not seeing each other for too long.

Ruan Yuebai suppressed these odd thoughts and shook her head. “Sorry, Sister Lin Yi. I’ve been catching up on the coursework I missed this year, which is why I haven’t been in touch.”

“You don’t need to apologize to me.”

As they spoke, the two arrived at the restaurant. Lin Yi personally ordered a stone pot tofu for her and pushed it over with a smile. “Craving this? You’ve loved it since you were little.”

Whether it was because the female lead’s cooking had spoiled her palate, Ruan Yuebai actually didn’t care for it much anymore. Still, she wouldn’t say that out loud. Instead, she picked up a spoon, scooped some into her mouth, and nodded with a grin. “Tastes just like before.”

Seeing Ruan Yuebai smile, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief and casually remarked, “By the way, I heard something amusing a while ago. They said that Beta who lured all those perverts in the restroom was actually you. How ridiculous is that rumor, right?”

The saddest part was that it was actually true.

Ruan Yuebai forced a dry laugh. “Yeah.”

“I told them right away, Xiao Bai, aside from reading novels and eating, you’ve never even been in a relationship. How could you possibly seduce anyone? Someone downloaded the video, and I took a look too. It was clearly an experienced Omega girl who’s been with countless people pretending to be a Beta. I have no idea how such an absurd rumor even started.”

Everything else aside, Ruan Yuebai frowned. “That video isn’t very respectful to the person involved. It should be deleted.”

“We’re just watching it privately. It’s not like we’re sharing it with Alphas. Besides, any Omega willing to do something like that probably had the intention of seducing an Alpha in the first place. What decent Omega would do such a thing?” Lin Yi said dismissively.

Ruan Yuebai glanced at her in surprise, as if she were seeing the childhood friend who had grown up with her for the first time.

Lin Yi didn’t notice her strange expression and shrugged casually, teasing with a smile, “By the way, didn’t you say you were going to film the student council president at the training ground? Did you manage to get it?”

She had filmed it, but she’d deleted it afterward.

Ruan Yuebai bit her lip and explained, “Qing Ling definitely has a lot of people watching her. It probably wouldn’t be good if the videos got leaked.”

She had been too naive before. After the restroom scare, she now understood just how valuable the female lead’s training videos were.

Ruan Yuebai tried to convince herself: if those videos fell into the wrong hands, it would be an unforeseen twist in the plot. She had finally achieved a brief period of peace and didn’t want any more complications.

Besides, if others discovered the female lead’s weakness, how could she continue to play the role of the big villain?

Lin Yi had never taken it seriously in the first place, assuming it was just her vanity talking. She reached out to pinch Ruan Yuebai’s cheek with a laugh. “Xiao Bai, lying isn’t a good habit.”

She actually dodged it.

Seeing the stunned expression on Lin Yi’s face, Ruan Yubai also felt a hint of regret. It was actually a conditioned reflex she had developed in front of the female lead whenever she saw the other person make a move to reach out, she would instinctively avoid it.

Ruan Yubai knew she was just a supporting female character in a cliché novel and understood that the female lead’s ultimate destiny was to end up with the male lead. However, the novel was not the same as reality. Just as Bi Bi Ba had said, no matter what, she currently had a betrothal relationship with the female lead, and before this matter was resolved, it was still inappropriate to break the contract.

This wasn’t because Ruan Yubai had particularly high moral standards it was purely because she didn’t want to carry too much guilt.

That should be it, right?

Deliberately avoiding Lin Yi’s eyes, Ruan Yubai said softly, “I really do have a betrothal with Qing Ling. I’m not lying to you.”

So, for now, let’s not see each other anymore.

Strangely, the moment she said those words, Ruan Yubai didn’t feel much sadness. Instead, she felt a sense of relief.

Why was that?

She cursed herself inwardly: Ruan Yubai, you really are a scumbag!

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